ARKHAM HOUSE ARCHIVE CALENDAR ARKHAM HOUSE ARCHIVE SALE DOCUMENTS 4 typewritten letters dated 25 May 2010, 25 October 2010, 15 January 2011, and 26 January 2011, each signed by April Derleth, conveying the archive, "books, letters, manuscripts, contracts, Arkham House ephemera & items" (including "personal items as well as items from my business" and "all remaining items in the basement") to David H. Rajchel, "to take & deal with as he sees fit." Accompanied by a bill of sale dated 17 March 2011, prepared by Viney & Viney, Attorneys, Baraboo, WI (typed on the verso of a 1997 State of Wisconsin Domestic Corporation Annual Report for Arkham House Publishers, Inc.). Additionally, there is a bill of sale for the Clark Ashton Smith papers and books sold to David H. Rajchel, signed by April Derleth. ARKHAM HOUSE ORDERS Book Orders and Related Correspondence, mostly 1960s. ARKHAM HOUSE ROYALTY STATEMENTS Large file of royalty payment statements, mostly between 1 September 1959 and 1 September 1967. Extensive, but not complete. Includes some summaries. There are a few statements from 1946 and 1952 (Long) and 1950-1959 (all Whitehead). Also, sales figures for 1 July 1946 through 1 January 1947 [i.e. 31 December 1946] and 1 July 1963 through 31 December 1966. Some Arkham House correspondence regarding accounting and royalties paid by Arkham House to their authors is filed here. BOOK PRODUCTION Production material for Arkham House, Mycroft & Moran, or Stanton & Lee publications, as well as books written or edited by Derleth which were published by others. This material is organized by author/editor and book title. PHOTOGRAPHS Approximately 160 photographs. Sizes range from snapshot to 8 x 10. Authors include Robert Bloch, Ray Bradbury, Joseph Payne Brennan, August Derleth, William Hope Hodgson, Robert E. Howard, Carl Jacobi, Henry Kuttner, Fritz Leiber, Frank Belknap Long, H. P. Lovecraft, Margery Lawrence, Seabury Quinn, Clark Ashton Smith, Henry S. Whitehead, Jack Williamson, Whitehead, Colin Wilson, and many others. A few of the photos are signed, notably the Howard photograph (signed R.E.H.) and one of the Henry Kuttner photos. Photographs of Lovecraft interest are included -- his friends and associates, his residences, burial marker, etc., plus photographs of Lovcraft letters and manuscripts items and printed material. Some of the photographs were used to illustrate Lovecraft books published by Arkham House, including THIRTY YEARS OF ARKHAM HOUSE, as well as other books published by Derleth. PRINTER'S BLOCKS AND PLATES 62 printer's blocks, printing plates and die-stamps for Arkham House publications. Includes the Arkham House title page logo block, Gahan Wilson's map of Arkham, and several die-stamps for embossing the gold on book spines, but most are photographs used for interior illustrations. DUST JACKET ART AND INTERIOR ILLUSTRATIONS Camera ready art for book illustrations and dust jackets. BOOK MANUSCRIPTS AND PROOFS (See below) =================== ARKHAM HOUSE (MISCELLANEOUS) "Addendum." Mimeographed. N.d. but 1972. "Arkham House Books." Proof sheet of full-page ad for PUBLISHER'S TRADE LIST ANNUAL, 21 April 1971. Derleth, August. "Arkham House Faces Its Eighth Year." Article in FANTASY FICTION FIELD #214 (December 1945). Lengthy 4 and 1/4 column article. Arkham House flyer announcing publication of corrected editions of Lovecraft's short stories. Royalty statement forms, blank (multiple copies). =================== CORRESPONDENCE, MANUSCRIPTS, AND RELATED MATERIAL Scope: Correspondence with writers whose work was published by Arkham House, Mycroft & Moran, or Stanton & Lee, or whose work appeared in anthologies edited by Derleth which were published by others. When present, manuscripts (generally typescripts) and publicity material (biographical sketches, press clippings, etc.) for these writers are included in this section. Arrangement: Subject author (1) Correspondence; (2) Manuscripts; (3) Related material. Business correspondence relating to the production and sale of Arkham House, Mycroft & Moran, or Stanton & Lee publications, including financial papers; printing bills, and acquiring literary rights and permissions. Royalty statements and book orders and related correspondence regarding order fulfillment are filed under ARKHAM HOUSE. Business correspondence relating to the sale of rights to literary property managed by Arkham House. Correspondence regarding August Derleth's literary work not associated with Arkham House, Mycroft & Moran, or Stanton & Lee, including other media: radio, records, film and television rights, etc. Correspondence with authors, editors, and literary associates whose writings were not edited and/or published by Derleth. There is a separate file for letters from family, friends, prospective authors, readers, and fans. ======================= MELVIN ? Typewritten letter to Derleth from Melvin ? of Berkley, California, dated 3 May 1960 which includes a catalog card from the University of California Library system for the Necronomicon. ABBE, GEORGE (1911-1989) Typewritten letter to Derleth, 29 September 1970. Derleth published three of Abbe's poems in FIRE AND SLEET AND CANDLELIGHT (1961). American poet and novelist. Also present is a carbon of typewritten letter from Derleth to Abbe, 14 November 1959. There are letters from Abbe to Derleth at WHS, box 1, folder 1. ABERCROMBIE & FITCH CO. Typewritten letter to Derleth from Charles A. Pearce, 18 January 1968 regarding Derleth's plans for publishing "Mr. Conservation." ACCENT Typewritten letter to Derleth, 27 September 1940. Payment for a poem, "Wisconsin Landscape." There are letters from ACCENT to Derleth at WHS, box 1, folder 1. ACE BOOKS Typewritten letter to Derleth from Donald A. Wollheim, 3 December 1958, regarding permissions for a Lovecraft story. There are letters from Ace Books to Derleth at WHS, box 1, folder 1. FORREST J. ACKERMAN (1916-2008) 13 typewritten letters and notes to Derleth, the first not dated but circa 7 April 1953, the rest 15 April 1953 to 2 May 1953, about selecting stories for MORNING STARS: NEW VOICES IN SCIENCE FICTION, an anthology of stories by new writers that was never published. Includes a 2-page typewritten list of 1953 magazine fiction (through August) with stories agented by Ackerman marked with an asterisk, and 3 story rights releases from magazine publishers. Plus several Derleth reply carbons. Ackerman was an early SF fan, author, editor, magazine publisher, and literary agent. There are letters from Ackerman to Derleth at WHS, box 1, folder 1. AGNEW, BRUCE A. (1934- 3 typewritten letters to Derleth, 11 May 1953 to 8 June 1953, about publishing his story, "The Key," in MORNING STARS: NEW VOICES IN SCIENCE FICTION, an anthology compiled by Derleth, but never published. "The Key," Agnew's first published SF story, appeared in F&SF, June 1953. AGUILAR S.A. DE EDICIONES (Madrid, Spain) Typewritten letter to Derleth, 30 November 1960, regarding starting a series of science fiction novels. AHLEN & AKERLUNDS FORLAGS AB (Stockholm, Sweden) Typewritten letter to Derleth, 9 December 1954. Payment for use of "The Extra Passenger" by Stephen Grendon. Plus 4 pieces of related correspondence. ROBERT AICKMAN (1914-1981) 6 typewritten letters to Derleth, 9 July 1964 to 2 February 1966. Also a typewritten autobiographical sketch with handwritten ammendments, not dated but 1966, and a signed contract for "The Waiting Room." 1 Derleth reply carbon. Topics are Aickman's work on his Fontana ghost story anthologies and Aickman's own stories. Derleth published Aickman's "The Cicerones" in his original anthology, TRAVELLERS BY NIGHT (1967). He published Aickman's "The Waiting Room" in THE ARKHAM COLLECTOR #9 (Spring 1971) and Gerald W. Page included Aickman's "The Real Road to the Church" in NAMELESS PLACES (1975). Derleth wanted to publish a collection of Aickman's short fiction but Aickman declined the offer. There are letters from Aickman to Derleth at WHS, box 1, folder 2. BRIAN W. ALDISS (1925- Typewritten letter to Derleth, 20 April 1970, about his novel, THE HAND-REARED BOY and its sequel, just finished. HARRY ALTSHULER (1913-1990) 6 typewritten letters to Derleth, 1960-1967, regarding reprinting Robert Bloch stories. Altshuler was a journalist, author, and literary agent. Altshuler's letter, 1 August 1960, offers Bloch's "Under the Horns," which Derleth bought and publshed in his original anthology DARK MIND, DARK HEART (1962). There are letters from Altshuler to Derleth at WHS, box 1, folder 3. Also see AUGUST DERLETH ANTHOLOGIES (1944-1954) AMALGAMATED PRESS Typewritten letter to Derleth, telegram, Derleth carbon reply, 1951, regarding reprint of "The Thing On the Doorstep" in ARGOSY. 3 items. AMERICAN EDUCATION PUBLICATIONS 2 typewritten letters to Derleth, 1954-1955, regarding submissions and payment for a story by Emma Gelders reprinted in READ magazine. AMERICAN HAIKU Acceptance and payment for a Derleth poem, "In the Swollen Stream." 1966. There are letters from AMERICAN HAIKU to Derleth at WHS, box 1, folder 3. AMERICAN HERITAGE SERIES Correspondence regarding Derleth's American Heritage books; CAPTIVE ISLAND, COUNTRY OF THE HAWK, EMPIRE OF FUR, and LAND OF GRAY GOLD. 9 letters and related pieces, 1955-1960. AMERICAN PEOPLES ENCYCLOPEDIA Typewritten letter to Derleth, 11 November 1959, asking for an 800-word entry for "science fiction." There are letters from AMERICAN PEOPLES ENCYCLOPEDIA to Derleth at WHS, box 1, folder3. THE AMERICAN SCHOLAR Typewritten letter to Derleth, 24 July 1967, rejecting Derleth